Thursday, April 24, 2014

StudentNews: April 24, 2014




Take Back the Night





Hey, want to support survivors of sexual & domestic abuse, attend a giant thrift sale, & have a crazy campus- wide party with the Lazy Boi Band & The Great States?? Great news. With Take Back the Night, you can. Take Back the Night is a campus wide effort to acknowledge and support survivors of sexual and domestic abuse, while supporting the local midtown shelter Matt's House.

 Here's what's up:

1. Donate all and any clothes you want to the buckets in your dorm laundry rooms. We'll pick them up. You don't have to do much work. Just donate. We're going to sell them.

2. Show up on Friday April 25th to the thrift sale starting at 5pm in Galloway Green. Chat with friends. Buy some stuff. Get some swag.

3. Grab a blanket, a buddy,  and enjoy Take Back the Night! Bands will play, speakers will speak, discourse will be raised. It's what the Millsaps life is all about.

It'll be a blast, I promise. It's Amnesty tested, Millsaps approved.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1437856083124709/


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I am pleased to announce the winners from the 2014 Student Life Awards: THE GREAT SAPSBY




School Spirit Award: Jamie Blair Page
Outstanding Student Organization: The Purple & White
SBA Leader of the Year: Brittany Ford
Outstanding Organization Advisor: Harvey Fiser
Resident Assistant of the Year: Sara Humbert
Resident Hall Directors of the Year: Anna Nations & Dustin Garig
Student Employee of the Year: Thomas Silas
Outstanding First Year International Student: Andreas Peter
Outstanding Senior MIBS Leadership Award: Emily Graves & Michael Bell
Humanitarian Award: Michelle Wheeler & Tung Hoang
Fraternity Model Initiate: Ryan Martin
Sorority Model Initiate: Sara Jo Ridgeway
Unsung Greek Leader: Brandon Allison, Lauren Barattini, Collin Cheek, and Tiffany McArthur
Fraternity Man of the Year: Andrew Gargiulo
Sorority Woman of the Year: Sonum Sanjanwala
Outstanding Chapter President: Becca Foreman
Outstanding Sorority Chapter of the Year: Kappa Delta
Outstanding Fraternity Chapter of the Year: Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Jim Montgomery Award for Athletics: Coach Tim Wise
John Christmas Award for Campus Safety: John Conway
Jack Woodward Award for Student Life: Sherry Wilburn
Rev. Ed King Leader of Values and Ethics: Zane Ballard
Dr. Darby Ray Souls Afire: Michelle Wheeler, Paul Gomila, Liz Allen, Jean Leon Iragena
Most Distinguished Man: Andrew Gargiulo
Most Distinguished Woman: Sara Del Castillo


Congratulations to all winners!


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Millsaps Bubble Survey



For Students:

This survey is for Dr. DeRouen’s Writing for New Media class.  The final project for this class is composing a multi-media project that focuses on Millsaps or the the Jackson area.  We narrowed our project by focusing on the Millsaps bubble, both academic and social.  We would really appreciate it if you took a few minutes to fill out this survey so that we can get an idea about what students think about the Millsaps Bubble.


https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6F9BQDM
Thank you,

Madeleine Calcote, Victoria Sherwood, and Katherine Wroblewski


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Disability Awareness Event- Friday 1-3pm


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Moving Forward Event

Hosted by: The Respect & Responsibility Initiative 
Date: April 29th 
Location: Kava 
Time: 6:30 PM

This event is focused on what it means to be an active bystander in situations of potential sexual violence as well as addressing issues of sexual violence, mutual respect, and gender quality as a unified campus.  We will discuss changes we want to see, the importance of inclusivity, and plans for the next fall.


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Final Presentation of the 2013-2014 Millsaps Arts & Lecture Series on April 29


The final program of the 2013-2014 Arts & Lecture Series is set for Tuesday, April 29 in the Recital Hall. The program is “How Comics Treat the South,” and will explore how the South has played a central role in comics, both as a subject and as a lens through which we view America.

The program will be presented by Millsaps alum Walter Biggins, a former editor in comic studies at the University Press of Mississippi and Brandon Costello, a current scholar and writer of comics studies at Louisiana State University. The two will discuss how comics have historically represented the South and the key events here.

The program will begin at 7:00pm. Admission is free for Millsaps students. Come by AC 100 and pick up a ticket.





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 Let the Post Office Know


The Newsletter is a form for ALL Students to fill out that have a mailbox at the Millsaps College Post Office.

If you need help please send me an email (steware@millsaps.edu) or call the post office (601-974-1231).

Do this before you leave campus or better yet right now is great.
You may email the completed form back to me or bring it to the post office.
Thanks for the help.
Ruth


CLICK HERE for the Newsletter.


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ResNET Office



The ResNET Office located in the New South Atrium will close April 29th for the semester.  All student support is redirected to the Helpdesk located in AC105 until fall, 2014.
Thank you for another great year!!



Your ResNET Staff!





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2014-2015 Academic Calendar







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Friday Forum Schedule
http://millsaps.edu/news_events/millsaps_forums.php


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The Purple and White Online Links




http://www.thepurpleandwhite.com/

GET ON IT!

Psst...We also tweet (@millsapsPW)

Facebook: (https://www.facebook.com/thepurpleandwhite)

Instagram: (@millsaps_pw)"


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MS 5K Pride Run 2014




We are very excited to announce that we will again be hosting the 2nd Annual Mississippi Pride 5K Run/Walk. This Pride Run is the first of its kind of Mississippi, and in its first year alone raised over 2,000 dollars for the Human Rights Campaign. This event in the past has unified the Jackson LGBTQ community and allies, and Millsaps wants you to be part of this community event that will this year benefit the Campaign for Southern Equality. The Campaign for Southern Equality is an activist group for LGBTQ civil rights and liberties that primarily focuses on gaining equality in the South.

The Pride Run will be April 26th, at Mississippi’s state capital, and begin at 2:00pm. Day of Registration will begin at 12:30pm, and will cost 30$ for the general public, 15$ for students, and have free admission for any child with an adult. There will also be guest speakers and various organizations present beginning at 12:30. If you wish to register and prepay prior to March 20th on our online form, you will receive a free t-shirt.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Devin Winsett: devinawinsett@gmail.com

For your convenience, you may pay online, by mail, or at the event. 



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